Plaintiff Gets $1.5 Million Settlement for Medical Malpractice

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Los Angeles, California Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

A Los Angeles woman who was paralyzed during back surgery was awarded 1.5 million dollars for a medical malpractice lawsuit.

The plaintiff in this case, Shanay Bridges, sued the county after a surgery in 2005. According to her attorney, Ms. Bridges received a surgery to her back after a car accident. The result of the surgery left Ms. Bridges a paraplegic. According to reports Ms. Bridges has lost all use of her legs and will be confined to a wheelchair for the remainder of her life.

The surgery was suppose to relieve pressure from her back. The surgery took place at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center soon after the car accident.

As a result of this case the county is now considering a revision of consent forms in which a physician must review all forms prior to a surgery.

A medical malpractice can oftentimes can result in catastrophic injury and sometimes the death of a love one. It is always recommended if you believe medical malpractice has occurred you immediately contact an attorney for legal advice. There are thousands of medical malpractice lawsuits filed each year throughout the United States. while the majority of these suits are settled out of the courtroom they can take years before an actual settlement is reached. In the case of Ms. Bridges the settlement took close to 4 years before the county decided to settle the case.

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Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Catastrophic Injuries, Lawsuit Loan, Medical Malpractice

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